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U.S. Broadband Access Falling Behind

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-computer-left-behind dept.

EpochVII writes "FreePress recently released a report(PDF) detailing the woeful situation of U.S. broadband access. From the press release: 'By overstating broadband availability and portraying anti-competitive policies as good for consumers, the FCC is trying to erect a façade of success. But if the president's goal of universal, affordable high-speed Internet access by 2007 is to be achieved, policymakers in Washington must change course.'"

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  1. Re:Policymakers? by hoeschen · · Score: 0, Troll

    It also doesn't say that the government should build an interstate highway system, subsidize oil companies, or deliver the mail. Yet, here we are.

  2. Re:Look at France, Germany, UK and South Korea by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 0, Troll
    South Korea is a world leader in broadband penetration and they started from zero just s few years ago. They're government made it a vital policy to get broadband to everyone, and it worked.

    and having a fraction of the land area and higher population densities had nothing to do with it. Honestly, I don't get otherwise rational people even making the comparison.

    The US Government needs to wake up, something needs to be done - and quickly before the US becoes a comsumer digital backwater.....

    What does that even mean? I'm sorry, but that sounds just as political and bogus and meaningless as the stuff the other side tosses out. What's a "consumer digital bacwater"? What is the detriment, in real, measurable terms, of not having as rapid broadband penetration as countries a fraction of our size? If I go from 2 Mbps to 10 Mbps, what wonderful things happen?

  3. Re:Look at France, Germany, UK and South Korea by fupeg · · Score: 0, Troll

    France Telecom is a government backed monopoly.